Profile / United States
Samuel Parker, LCSW
North Carolina
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Stress and Relationships
See online therapy options- CBT and practical tools
- Trauma and grief support
- Communication focus
About Samuel
Samuel Parker is an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in North Carolina with 45 years of experience. He helps people handle stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy concerns, career strain, compassion fatigue, and communication problems. He also offers coaching-style support for life transitions and coping with change.
He earned a Master of Social Work from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1989 and has worked in a range of clinical settings since then. His background includes leading human service programs and providing direct counseling in individual, group, and family formats. That mixture of administrative and front-line work informs a practical approach.
Samuel uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside existential and narrative ideas to examine thoughts, behaviors, and the stories people tell about their lives. He also draws on Jungian perspectives and motivational interviewing to help people clarify values and decide on next steps. Sessions focus on clear strategies and small experiments to test new ways of responding.
When trauma or crisis is present he applies trauma-focused techniques and crisis intervention methods learned across decades of practice. He has worked with people affected by child abuse, domestic violence, and related losses, and addresses how those experiences connect to relationship problems and grief.
Clients can expect straightforward conversation, practical exercises, and help planning actions between visits. To start, the site process asks users to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How Samuel integrates CBT and meaning-focused work online
Samuel blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with existential ideas to address thought patterns and life meaning. CBT helps identify unhelpful thoughts and test small behavior experiments to reduce anxiety or depression. Existential therapy invites people to look at values, responsibility, and choices when facing life transitions or questions about purpose.He also uses narrative approaches to help people reframe the stories they tell about themselves, and motivational interviewing to support decisions about change. Together these methods give concrete steps and space to reflect. Choosing an approach is collaborative - the therapist and client review needs, goals, and preferences and then pick methods to try together.
The original biography does not list specific remote session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also lets clients try exercises between sessions and review practical tools with the therapist in real time.
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Experience
45+ years
Listed in
North Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does he commonly address?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, career strain, compassion fatigue, and communication problems.
How does he typically approach therapy?
He uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy combined with existential and narrative ideas, plus motivational interviewing and Jungian perspectives when helpful. The focus is on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors.
What is his clinical background?
He has 45 years of experience, including leadership in human service programs and many years providing individual, group, and family counseling.
What credentials and location are listed?
He is an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker in North Carolina and trained at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for his MSW.
Which languages and international clients are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and he is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats; confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
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